New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-17
i Day or FRuIIFUL WORK.
SENATOR EyARrs MAKes STRONG sPEEcI

me PLATFORM OF TIE CoNNrNlIoN ADOPTED
ATLAS FOR TIE IrAGV. ADOPTED
Tie proceedings were opened about 1880 n. m
bv Chairman Ryan At this time the nall was luIl
of DELEGATES and visitors. There were few vacant
seats ON tie Platform senators. Governors Con
l,rc.,lncn and other distinguished gentlemen OF tne
party in AMI ont Of public life crowded 1t com
pl.tclv senator IVarts almost hidden from
view behind "A group Of newspaper men, whose U'-
ble, lined the front Of the stage So were Genera
con and Governor Alscr, Of Michigan. Chairman
10 IS. Of the N~.ional Republican Committee ana
Senator Chandler OF New Hampshire occul lcd more
conspicuous places. In one group on the IeIt
were Colonel Frederick d. Grant AsSemhlymah
trn st H. Crosby cN-Consrcssman lNnch, The
coior,d orator from Miss sSipp; General Batcheier
If Saratoga; John II. NrOoman Secretary Of the
ecuaf.. and John 4. Grow john A. kasSon, Of
Iowa, and Charles II. Dennison sat on the lcit
while President Foster Joseph Pool, Henry Glea
son. Joseph Ulman and other members of the New
York Republican Club were scattered over the
stage.
4 HEARTY RECEPTION TO SENATOR CHANDLER.
When the reports from the committees were
called for by the chairman, Senator Chandler came
forward and met with a hearty reception A.
chairman of the Committee on Rules and Order OF
Husiucss he announced that it was the opinion OF
tbc committee that each club should be allowed
five delegates and that no speaker should occupy
more than five minutes except 10y special PERMISSION
Of the Convention. The report was adopted unani-
mousy.
General Batchcllcr, of Saratoga, read the report
Of thc Committee OH Credentials III the course
Of which he paid Il deserved tribute TO It's secre-
far, Mr. Ilcdgcs As the names of the various
clubs were called out by the secretary, Mr. sum
nor the audience became dcmonstratlve. Hearty
applausc greeted the announcement OF the Will
lam Walter Phelps AsSOciati iOn of Newark; the
Sherman Club of Mansfield: the John y. Logan
Club Of Toledo: and several Others, but II re-
maincd for the James G.. Blame Association OF
tLis city to again set the convention Wild with
enthusiasm rs on the previous day. In thlS as
i'm cNcryih hing else the convention was practically
unanimous IL was not the efforts OF one side
or the other, but the spontaneous action Oh All
OMITTED CLUBS HEARD FROM
When the secretary had finished calling oil tie
names a score of delegates sprang to their feet
calling attention to the omission Of certain clubs
from the roll This ncccssitated the calling Of
the States in their order, so that all omissions
mirht be made good. When Ohio's turn came
IT, v.ns found that fifteen clubs had been omitted.
This caused n stir Judge Brown, however, cX-
nloined that as Ohio was the first State TO form
n Republican league, they had acted on the rules
which they supposed would govern the cOnyen-
tion and elected four dclegatcs-at-large The
iudge was interrupted by some of the Wisconsin
mon and some lively remarks were made reflect
ing upon the Ohio mems methods. This reused
the Judge little and he told the other side that
he held In his hand the credentials OF every CLUB